Cai Yuanpei's Thought on Aesthetic Education and Its Implications for Aesthetic Education in Contemporary Chinese Families

Abstract

The family is the smallest unit structure of the state and society, and it is the millions of families that make up a huge nation. The family is the first teacher of the child, and the education the child receives in the family will have an important influence on his growth and success. This paper starts from the study of Mr. Cai Yuanpei's thought on aesthetic education, analyzes the historical logic, basic connotation and significance of his thought, discusses the status quo and problems of family aesthetic education in contemporary China under the background of the country's comprehensive implementation of quality education, and puts forward the targeted measures for the promotion of the development of family aesthetic education in contemporary China by taking Mr. Cai's thought on aesthetic education as the guiding concept.